The Maritime Executive
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Retailers Predict Continued Declines for Container Imports Through Q1 2026
The National Retail Federation, an industry trade group, issued its monthly report on expected import volumes through th...
Unions Form Global Alliance to Oppose Port Automation
Unions continue their resistance against efforts by ports and terminal logistics operators across the globe to automate processe...
UK Seafarer Cadets Become First to Follow New ‘Futureproofed’ Syllabus
[By UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency] This year's cohort of seafarer trainees have become the first in the UK to learn und...
Galveston Prepares for Cruise Growth Opening Fourth Terminal with MSC
The Port of Galveston, which is preparing for its continued strong growth in the cruise segment, marked the opening of its fourt...
Dutch Escort Russian Spy Ship Yantar Further Out into the North Sea
The Russian research vessel Yantar was spotted earlier this week operating near the Netherlands, and the Dutch Ministry of Defen...
US Strikes on Drug Smuggling Boats Prompt Warning for Commercial Ships
The U.S. on Friday, November 7, announced its latest strike on a small boat in the Caribbean believed to be smuggling dr...
Marlow Navigation and Green Marine Team Up
[By: Marlow Navigation] To support its customers in the transition from conventional to alternative fuels and to further s...
Med Marine Signs Contract With Namport For A High-Performance TRAKtor Tug
[By: Med Marine] On 28 October 2025, MED MARINE and Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) signed a new shipbuilding contract for t...
Three Killed in Malaysia as Maersk Manages Fires on Two Ships
A fire aboard a containership alongside in Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) was fatal, killing three and i...
HMS Prince of Wales Fills Void in Mediterranean as USS Ford Heads West
The UK carrier strike group (CSG) led by HMS Prince of Wales (R09) having transited the Suez Canal is now in the central...